Dutch_12078 wrote:
LouLawrence wrote:
When you hand a receiver to someone else so they can receive programming without paying their own fee, that is not allowed by DISH and considered theft of services. Without that "law" 1 person could sign up for an account and pass out receivers to all of his neighbors. Much like the problem Netflix is having with password sharing that's costing them billions.
A Dish Joey is not a standalone receiver. It's a sub-receiver that requires a Dish Hopper receiver to connect to so it can receive programming. The Joey has no tuners of its own. As long as Dish is collecting the monthly fee I doubt they really care who's watching the paid for programming. Also, the Wireless Joey has a limited range since it connects using WiFi.
Umm.. YES, They DO "care"..
Per Dish customer agreement..
HEREPage 3 section G, they clearly define PERSONAL Viewing as non commercial viewing only.
"G. Private, Non-Commercial Viewing Only. We provide Services to you solely for (i) private, non-commercial
viewing, use and enjoyment by you, members of your household and your guests and (ii) any other form of viewing
permitted by the “fair use” or other applicable provisions of the U.S. copyright laws or by DISH’s agreements with third
parties. You agree that no Services provided to you may be used for public or commercial viewing. In the event that you
use the Services for public or commercial viewing, then, without limitation to any of our rights at law, in equity, under
contract (including, without limitation, this Agreement and your applicable Promotion Agreement(s)) or otherwise (all of
which are hereby expressly reserved): (1) we may disconnect your Services without notice at any time; and (2) in addition
to all other applicable prices, fees and charges, you agree to pay us the difference between the price actually paid for the
Services and the full, non-discounted applicable price that DISH charges for public or commercial viewing of the Services."
Allowing a unrelated "neighbor" outside of your home or RV access to your Dish services is not covered by "fair use".. Your neighbor is considered "public" and you have crossed into commercial land.
Sort of the same thing of allowing someone outside your household to borrow and watch DVD's, BlueRays, CDs or use someone elses streaming account without the permission of the originators of the content borrowed..
Sure, it can and is being done, but is it right to do so?
